ECB Governing Council member Casacos: Consultations on raising bank statutory reserve ratios are appropriate.

According to TASS: Russian retail fuel prices have fallen, the Russian Energy Ministry said.

The U.S. Department of Defense announced a new round of security assistance plan of up to $200 million to Ukraine.

Exxon Mobil CEO: All-stock trading is not affected by commodity price fluctuations.

US President Biden: The United States will continue to monitor the situation in Israel. I spoke with Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu on Wednesday.

U.S. Treasury Secretary Yellen expressed regret that a new quota allocation formula has not yet been reached and called on the International Monetary Fund to seek "fair and simple" adjustments.

International Monetary and Financial Committee: The United Kingdom, Ghana, Switzerland, Finland and Belgium support a U.S. proposal to achieve an "proportionate" increase in IMF quota funding without changing shareholdings.

Britain, Ghana, Switzerland, Finland and Belgium backed a U.S. proposal to achieve "proportional" increases in International Monetary Fund (IMF) quota funding without changing shareholdings.

CEO of the London Stock Exchange: The IPO market environment is not ideal, but the project pipeline is growing.

Hamas armed forces said they attacked Haifa, Israel, with R160 rockets.

U.S. Defense Secretary Austin: Ukraine will receive F-16 fighter jets as early as next spring.

Senior U.S. General Brown: We have not seen any signs that other actors are preparing to take action against Israel.

The Nasdaq and S&P 500 narrowed their daily gains, while the Dow turned lower.

Activision Blizzard (ATVI.O) turned higher on the day.

Market news: UK merger regulators are expected to approve the Microsoft and Activision deal in the coming days.

US Defense Secretary Austin: Military aid to Israel started flowing yesterday, and Iron Dome interceptors and other munitions are coming soon.

U.S. official: The United States will investigate more intelligence, including whether some Iranian "systems" had better knowledge of what was coming or contributed to the plan.

U.S. official: The United States has no evidence that Iran directed or planned Hamas attacks, but it is likely that Tehran knew that Hamas planned to take "actions" against Israel.